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POLSC232: American Government
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Course Syllabus
Unit 1: American Political Foundations
Unit 2: American Political Behavior
Unit 3: Political Parties, Campaigns, Elections, and Interest Groups
Unit 4: American Political Institutions
Unit 5: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Unit 6: Policymaking in American Government
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Course Syllabus
What Is Government?
Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights
Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition
A Declaration of Independence
Introducing the Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution, Annotated
Developing the U.S. Constitution
Federalist No. 10 and Federalist No. 51
Ratification of the Constitution
U.S. Bill of Rights
Amendments to the Constitution
Constitutional Change
Interpreting the U.S. Constitution
An Adaptable Document
Division of Powers
Evolution of American Federalism
Intergovernmental Relationships
Competitive Federalism Today
Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism
Evolution of Federalism
American Federalism, 1776 to 2000
Unit 1 Assessment
Political Ideology
Political Culture and Socialization
Evolution of the Media
Regulating the Media
Impact of the Media
Elections: New Media, New Challenges
Nature of Public Opinion
How Public Opinion Is Measured
What Does the Public Think?
Effects of Public Opinion
Voting Behavior and Intensity
The 19th Amendment
Unit 2 Assessment
What Are Parties and How Did They Form?
The Two-Party System
Party Identification
Shape of Modern Political Parties
Divided Government and Partisan Polarization
Voting Maps, Redistricting, and Political Power
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Elections
Campaigns and Voting
Has the Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness?
Interest Groups Defined
Collective Action and Interest Group Formation
Interest Groups as Political Participation
Pathways of Interest Group Influence
Unit 3 Assessment
The Institutional Design of Congress
Congressional Representation
Roles and Duties of a Member of Congress
House and Senate Organizations
Party Leadership
The Legislative Process
Congressional Oversight
The Design and Evolution of the Presidency
The Presidency
Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action
Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments
Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration
Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service
Understanding Bureaucracies and Their Types
Controlling the Bureaucracy
Development of the U.S. Bureaucracy
Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights
The Dual Court System
The Federal Court System
The Supreme Court
Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Appointment Process
The Supreme Court
Unit 4 Assessment
What Are Civil Liberties?
Securing Basic Freedoms
Rights of Suspects
Rights of the Accused
Interpreting the Bill of Rights
The Fourth Amendment
The African American Struggle for Equality
The Fight for Women's Rights
Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups
Our Fight for Disability Rights and Why We Are Not Done Yet
Unit 5 Assessment
What Is Public Policy?
Categorizing Public Policy
Policymakers
The Congressional Appropriations Process
Government's Financial Condition
Budgeting and Tax Policy
Deficit and Debt Ceiling
History
Medicare and Medicaid Milestones, 1937 to 2015
Medicare Sustainability
The Federal Role in Education
Defining Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy Instruments
Diplomacy: The U.S. Department of State at Work
Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy
Approaches to Foreign Policy
Unit 6 Assessment
POLSC232 Study Guide
POLSC232: Certificate Final Exam
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